This list of Census top 100 counties:
only includes counties categorized as “A” - active government or “C” - Active government consolidated with another government with a single set of officials
excludes these NY counties: “kings county”, “queens county”, “new york county”, “bronx county”
excludes these MA counties: Middlesex, MA Massachusetts, MA essex county, MA suffolk as they are nonfunctioning legal entities.
From “Understanding Place in Census.pdf”, Incorporated Places are:
• Legally bounded entity
• Cities, boroughs, towns, or villages, depending on the state
• Over 19,000 incorporated places
Includes: – Cities – Towns (except in the six New England states, New York, and Wisconsin) – Villages – Boroughs (except in New York and Alaska)
Does not include:
– Towns/townships in the Northeast and Midwest
There are a total of 26,771 incorporated places and minor civil divisions collected for 3 years 2020, 2021, 2021. See the full list named “place_division_3years.csv” in dropbox folder.